Are you thinking about selling your Northern Michigan home? We’ve put together your everything you need to know guide to home inspections and seller’s pre-listing home inspections.
What is a Pre-Listing Home Inspection?
Most typically, home inspections are done by a buyer after they’ve come to an agreed-upon purchase agreement with a seller. However, there is such a thing as a pre-listing home inspection for sellers before listing their homes.
The way we like to think about the pre-listing home inspection is this: it’s a good way to get ahead of any potential issues that may arise later with a buyer’s home inspection. The inspection will let you know from big to small, which repairs you can do as a seller before reaching a purchase agreement to make your home more saleable. Perhaps there are issues you aren’t aware of that could be fixed cheaply. A pre-listing home inspection can put a light on those issues which when repaired, will pay for themselves when you sell.
One of the largest benefits of the pre-listing home inspection is that sellers gain peace of mind. They will know exactly what could be red-flagged later and get ahead of those problems before a buyer gets involved. It could also help to avoid any delays in closing that might occur in a typical transaction without the pre-listing inspection.
Another benefit we’ve found is that a pre-listing home inspection helps to make a home more saleable. If it is advertised that a home had one, buyers are more trusting and more likely to purchase that home.
In our experience, our Northern Michigan inspectors offer a pre-listing home inspection at a reduced rate and will update the inspection report when a buyer becomes involved at again, a reduced rate. A win-win for everyone.
Yet another benefit of the pre-listing home inspection is that sellers are more knowledgeable when completing the State of Michigan-mandated seller’s disclosure.
Lastly, the inspection report could have the potential to assist a seller to negotiate with a buyer. For example, sellers will have had time to quote out any big repair items. For another, if the seller’s inspection and the buyer’s inspection don’t agree, they could compare notes.
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